Mary E. Scott
b. 7 June 1848, d. 16 December 1878
- Father: John Newton Scott b. 15 August 1825, d. circa 1 January 1913
- Mother: Susan Elizabeth Womack b. 8 June 1828, d. 27 August 1905
- Mary E. Scott was born on 7 June 1848 in Longstreet, Grimes County, Texas.
- John Newton Scott and Susan Elizabeth Womack appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Grimes County, Texas.. Other members of the household included Mary E. Scott, Garrett L. Scott and Abraham M. Scott.
- John Newton Scott and Susan Elizabeth Womack appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mary E. Scott, Garrett L. Scott, Abraham M. Scott, William E. Scott, Sarah Scott, John Henry Scott, Henrietta Matilda Scott and Mattie Scott.
- She married Benjamin Franklin Shannon, son of Jacob Montgomery Shannon and Catherine Yoakum, on 4 November 1868 in Montgomery County, Texas.
- Jacob Montgomery Shannon and Catherine Yoakum appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Montgomery Precinct, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mary E. Scott, Benjamin Franklin Shannon and Annie Shannon. Also in the household were children Clifford (age 13) and Jacob (41) and (his daughter?) Mary (9.)
- Mary E. Scott died on 16 December 1878 at age 30.
- Her husband Benjamin Franklin Shannon became a widower at her death.
- She was interred at Jacob Shannon Evergreen Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas, near Dobbin.
- Last Edited: 30 Oct 2013
Family: Benjamin Franklin Shannon b. 21 February 1843, d. 25 March 1922
- Annie Shannon b. 4 March 1870, d. 27 February 1939
- John Frank Shannon b. 3 May 1872, d. 20 October 1951
- Cornelia Shannon b. 11 March 1876, d. 19 November 1957